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ARISS News Release 25-67 ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for this Week

11/12/2025

November 11, 2025 — Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) announces a Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event to be held this week in recognition of Scouting and in celebration of 25 years of the International Space Station. This event will feature 12 images that will be transmitted at 145.800 MHz using SSTV and using mode PD120. The transmissions will be the standard 2 minutes on and then 2 minutes off before the next image transmission begins. The operation times are as follows and are tentative: SSTV- date/start time: Nov.12, 2025 at 17:05 UTC
SSTV - switched off: Nov.16, 2025 at 14:30 UTC to accommodate school contact event. SSTV - switched on: Nov.16, 2025 at 15:05 UTC following school contact event.
SSTV - switched off: Nov. 18, 2025 at 10:05 UTC to accommodate school contact event. SSTV - switched on: Nov. 18, 2025 at 10:30 UTC following school contact event.            SSTV event scheduled to end on Nov.19, 2025 at 14:55 UTC
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Go to https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ to submit your received image for posting at the ARISS SSTV Gallery online. Be sure to fill in your email address while completing the ARISS SSTV Image Submission application in order to receive an Award Certificate. You must submit the application within 72 hours after the SSTV event has ended to receive the Award. The Award Certificates are delivered via email, so be sure to check your Inbox and Spam folder for delivery of your Certificate. Thanks to our user community for participating in ARISS.

ARISS News Release No. 25-66 4 US Schools/Organizations Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process

11/9/2025

Nov. 7, 2025: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the US schools/host organizations newly selected for 2026 ARISS contacts. A total of 4 of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a scheduled amateur radio contact with crew on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for the 4 US host organizations during the Jan 2026 – June 2026 time period. They are now at work starting to implement their 4–6-month education plan which was outlined in their proposal. These STEAM based educational activities help prepare students for their contact as well as create an on-going exploration and interest in aerospace and amateur radio topics. They are also completing an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by ARISS, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA. The schools and host organizations are:
Organization Location
Hilltop Elementary School Canfield OH
Walnut Grove Elementary School Suwanee GA
The Lewis Center for Educational Research Apple Valley CA
Emporia State University Emporia KS

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